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Crain's wins 15 awards for print, online coverage

Nathan Skid won third place for feature photography for this music issue cover photo. Skid also won first place for the main story in this section, and Jeff Johnston won second place for feature layout.

Crain's Detroit Business won 15 awards at the Society of Professional Journalists Detroit Excellence in Journalism awards Wednesday evening, including a dozen first place awards. All were for work done in 2012.

Deputy Managing Editor Daniel Duggan, print consumer/watchdog reporting for his March 26 story, "Lawmakers quick with a fix," which described how the real-estate industry, led by state Republican Party Chairman Robert Schostak, pushed through a bill retroactively protecting investors' assets in the event of default.

Reporter Sherri Welch, feature reporting, for her May 7 story, "A lawless land," that reported on the security and safety challenges store owners face in Detroit. The report followed the murder of store owner Faraj Dally.

Reporter Dustin Walsh, best localization of a national story, for the March 12 report, "Overseas oversold?," that described the experience of TriMas Corp. to explain how the economics are shifting toward onshoring of operations.

Multimedia Editor Nathan Skid, feature reporting, for his Sept. 3 story, "Industry in Transition," about how the local music industry is adapting to a changing business model. Skid also won third place for feature photography for the first page photo of the Sept. 3 special supplement on the music industry.

Former Senior Editor Jeff Johnston for Page 1 design. Johnston also won a second place award for feature page design for his design for the Sept. 3 story, "Industry in Transition."